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QLafftt (Eotroijj Progress,
Volume Xl NO. 51.
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION
CRIMINAL DOCKET NEXT MONDAY
The regular term Coffee Superior
Court convened here last Monday
morning with Judge Harry D. Reed
presiding. Solicitor General Allen B.
Spence was present for the state.
The grand jury was organized with
F. F. Preston as foreman, B. M.
Poer, clerk and B. J. Minchew, bail
iff. The body was then charged by
Judge Reed, who delivered an unus
ually thoughtful discourse regarding
the duties of a grand jury, and touch
ing upon subjects of vital interest to
the entire county and section. Judge
Reed, an ardent advocate of good
roads and good schools, never fails to
stress the necessity for the develop
ment of these advantages to any sec
tion. His talk along these lines were
especially appealing and impressive.
After the organization of the court,
and the calling of the docket, the
divorce mill began and verdicts as
follows were granted:
Mandy Anderson vs Willie Ander
son, Ist verdict.
Doraan Brown vs E. D. Brown, Ist
verdict.
Lerona Braswell vs Edward Bras
well, 2nd verdict.
Maggie Barnes vs Love Barnes, Ist
verdict.
Ernest Davis vs Mabel 2nd
verdict.
Alma Grantham vs Wiilis Gran
tham, Ist verdict.
Francis Herring vs Dewey Herring,
2nd verdict.
Penny Hayes Harper vs Jas. Har
per, Ist verdict.
Laura Merritt vs Archie Merritt,
2nd verdict.
John ilcßae vs Mattie Mcßae, 2nd
verdict.'
Frank Rogers vs Eva Rogers, 2nd
verdict.
Jesse Smith vs Alma Smith, ’Snd
verdict.
Effie Simmons vs T. C. Simmons,
2nd verdict.
W. H. Smith vs Eliza Smith,
verdict.
Betty Tillman vs Claude Tillman,
Ist verdict.
A civil case which required con
siderable time to dispose of was that
of C. L. Patterson vs W. F. Sibbett.
A levy had been made on business
property in Douglas and a. claim was
made to the property by Mrs. W. F.
Sibbett, W. A. Sibbett and Mrs. Annie
Sapp. The amount involved was sev
eral hundred dollars, and a verdict
was rendered for the claimants.
After holding sessions for two days
the court was recessed until Monday
October 19th. The grand jur y re
mained in session until Wednesday
afternoon and recessed to convene
again Monday. The civil docket was
light and a number of settlements
were effected, leaving this docket
practically clear.
Hezzie Billikin, a white man, was
indicted for murder of E. M. Harrell
and surrendered to Sheriff Tanner
and was placed in jail pending tnal
next week.
jail on a charge of murdering his
Will Manning, a negro man, is in
jail on a charge of murdering his
wife on the farm of L. A. Pope a
few weeks ago. A shotgun was used
and the dead negress was literally
blown to pieces. Manning will doubt
less be tried next week.
A case of long standing on the
criminal docket is that of Richard
Bagley charged with the murder of
Hurse y about eight years ago. It is
likely that this case will come up for
trial.
A case that will most likely come
up is that of John Robert Graham,
a negro, charged with assault and
attempt to murder. Graham is chafg
ed with brutally beating his wife,
breaking both arms—one in two
places and the other in three places
last Saturday night.
There is a great deal of business
before the court for next week, and
it is anticipated that the entire week,
and probably longer will be consumed
in the trial of criminal business.
Deputies working with Sheriff W.
M. Tanner, are H. J. Goodwin, Eugene
Merrier, D. E. Lott, and Jo*hn M.
Tanner. As a result of the grand
jury’s proceedings, a great many
summonses are being sent out, and
next week is expected to be unusual
ly lively with this body.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COFFEE COUNTY. CITY OF DOUGLAS, AND THE CITY OF NICHOLLS
DIXIE MOTORCADE TO
ARRIVE FRIDAY
Aportion of the giant motorcade
traveling south over the Dixie High
way from Michigan, Illinois and other
states, are expected to pass through
Douglas about mid-afternoon tomor
row, (Friday). A barbecue luncheon
has been prepared for them at Fitz
gerald, and the party will travel from
there to Dougias on their way to
Florida, the ultimate terminus being
Miami.
THE DRAMATIC ART CLUB
The Dramatic Art Club is up and
.doing. All the members were pres
ent at the meeting held at the home
of Mary Tanner, Oct. 13. They made
plans for a booth in the Hallowe’en
carnival which is to be held at the
High School auditorium Hallowe'en
night. Their booth will be very at
tractive and the attractions in-|ide
are very entertaining. All of you
will enjoy them. Don’t miss the Dra
ing all the way through. They are
cussed their plans for the coming
program. They have planned all
sorts of entertaining things. These
enteirainmenis will k'*-p you laugh
ing all the - way through. They rae
very enthusiastic and are working
hard to put over the very best; pro
gram that has ever been put on in
Douglas. The date of the program
will be published soon in the papers.
Be sure not to miss it.
LOUELLA COFFFEE,
Business Mgr.
FUNERALSERViCES FOR
MRS, MARTHA GRIFFIN
Funeral services ere being conduc
ted for Mrs. Martha Griffin, aged 83
ted for Mrs. Martha Griffin, aged 83
years, who died at th ehome of- her
daughter, Mrs. Wiley Harper Wed
nesday evening. The remains wdll be
placed in the Oscar Paulk cemetery,
the family burial plot.
Mrs. Griffi was the widow of Mr.
Jack Griffin, Civil war veteran, who
died yar sago, and the mother of Mr.
Moses and Mr. Thos. Griffin promin
ent business men of Douglas, and Dr.
Archie Griffin of Valdosta, and Mrs.
Wiley Harper, Mrs. Need Harper, Mrs
Sarah Carver and Mrs. Tom Purvis.
Mrs. Griffin had visited her sons
here many times. A large number of
friends and relatives of Douglas and
vicinity are attending the funeral ser
vices. Full details of the funeral
rites were not available at the time
of going to press.
FARM AND CITY HOMES
CHANGING HADS RAPIDLY
Not a day passes without a sale of
a farm, a home, or a lot is the latest
information from Messrs. Lonnie A.
Pope and W. 0. Harris of the Dixie
Realty Co.
The W. A. Walker home on East
Ward street was recently sold to Mr.
Hardy Courson, of Douglas.
Mr. John S. Gibson sold the Over
man home on Ward street to Dr.
Warren L. Hall, of NPholls, and Mr.
Lonnie Pope of this ity.
A home on Peachtree street Mc-
Donald st., was purchased by Mr.
Cecil Bogan, Jr., from Mr. G. C. Weit
man. Mr. Bogan and his family will
move into the home at an early date.
The beautiful H. A. Johnson home
on Gaskin avenue was sold to an out
of town party. The Johnson ‘home
is considered one of the most beau
tiful homes in town.
Mr. J. A. Raulerson has bought a
100 acre farm on the Dixie Highway
between here and Nicholls from Mr.
J. A. Flourney, of Macon.
Several building lots in various
sections of the city were sold to pros
pective builders.
CONGRESSMAN LANKFORD
RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON
Congressman W. C. Lankford re
turned to Douglas Wednesday from
Washington, D. C., where he had
spent some time attending to depart
mental matters and is spending a few
days in this city before \ oining his
family at Brunswick, where Mrs.
Lankford and their son are staying
at present.
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925.
SMYRNA BAPTIST TO
MEET AT BROXTON
OCTOBER 223
Baptist of the Smyrna Association
will assemble at Broxton for the Six
ty Third annual session Thursday
morning, October 22 at 10 o’clock for
a two days session.
Meetings will be held at the Brox
ton Baptist church, and all of the thir
ty or more churches are expected to
be represented. Much business is to
come before the approaching conven
tion, and every feature will be of vi
tal interest to the Association.
Official program:
10:00 Call to Order.
10:10: Devotional —R. O. Martin.
10:25: Organization.
10:35: Collect Letters.
10:45: Recognition of Visitors.
10:50: Call for Petitionary Letters.
11:00: Adopt Order of Business.
11:15: Introductory Sermon —S. G.
Taylor.
12:15: Adjournment.
2:00: Thursday Evening Session.
GROUP 1.
2:00: Devotional.
2:15: Appointment of Committees.
2:25: Report of Executive Commit
tee.
2:40: Report of Publications.
2:50: Report on Education.
3:10: Report on Womans’ Work.
3:25: General Discussion.
5:00: Miscellaneous.
Adjournment.
FRIDAY MORNING SERVICES
GROUP 2.
9:00 Devotional Exercises.
9:15: Report on Temperance.
9:40: Report on Orphan’s Home.
9:25: Report on Law Enforcement.
10:00: Report on Missions,, State,.
lome, Foreign.
10:30: Address by Dr. Cree.
11:30: Missionery Sermon—R. O.
Martin.
12:30: Adjournment.
Friday. -Evenin'# S --
GROUP 3.
2:00: Devotional Exercise.
2:15: Report on B. Y. P. U.
2:25: Report on Georgia Baptist
Hospital.
2:35: Report on Destitution.
2:45: Report of Nominating Com
mittees.
3:25: Report on Resolutions.
3:35: General Discussion.
4:30: Memorial Service.
4:50: Miscellaneous.
5:00: Adjournment.
PROF. THRASH WINS PRIZE.
Sometime ago the Tifton Gazette
offered a prize for a name of the
football team at the South Georgia
A. &M. College at Tifton.
Many names were sent to the com
mittee on names and among them
was Wire Grassers. That name was
sent in by Prof. J. M. Thrash, prin
cipal of the Eleventh District A. &
M. school here.
Prof. Thrash was connected with
the school at Tifton for several years.
Will be in Douglas next Tuesday
for the purpose of buying chickens.
Market price paid.
J.J.DuVALL,
Green Tree Inn, opposite Ford place.
PRESBYTERIANS TO BEGIN REVIVAL SERVICES
SUNDAY: OTHERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
Revival services will begin at the
local Presbyterian church Sunday ev
ening of the 18th at 8:30 o’clock. The
first service will be preached by the
pastor, on Monday night
following Rev. Wilkes Den
dy, of Columbus, will begin preaching
services. From then on there will
be two services daily, running through
Sunday, October 25th. The hour of
the day service will be announced la
ter.
Mr. Dendy is a small man in stat
ure but large in his messages. He
has been among the noted speakers
at large conventions over the country.
He occupied a place of prominerce
among the speakers at the National
Christian Endeavor Convention hald
ai Boston, Mass., in 1921.
At present he is in charge of :he
young people’s work with the First
Presbyterian church at Columbus, la.
It has been a general commint
among the scholars that there are
speakers who can grip the older jeo
ple, but were failures in speaking to
young people. This is true—tha.
DAWES WILL MEET
GEORGIA EDITORS
FRIDAY AT FAIR
TO DELIVER PUBLIC ADDRESS
AT AUDITORIUM THURSDAY
NIGHT.
A feature of the visit to Atlanta
Thursday and Friday of this week of
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will
be an informal meeting with mem
bers oft the Georgia Press association
in the lecture tent at the Southeast
ern fair. Friday is Georgia Press
day at the fair, and President Ernest
Camp,| ~of the editor’s organization,
calledia special meeting of the asso
ciation at 10:30 o’clock in the morning
at which the vice president will meet
members in an informal manner.
There will be no address by the vice
president at the fair grounds, al
though he is scheduled to visit the
fair during Thursday morning. On
Thursday night at the city auditorium
Vice President Dawes will deliver an
address to the public, his only address
on his .jgisit to the city.
FIFTEEN TON TRUCK
CRASHES THRU BRIDGE
At the bridge across Seventeen Mile
creek between Douglas and Nicholls
on the Dixie Highway was the scene
of blocked traffic for two hours last
Sunday afternoon.
While a fifteen ton truck enroute
from Florida to Ohio was crossing the
bridge,, the rear wheels ran off the
stringers and one of them caused the
flooring of the bridge to give way.
It fool: two hours to prize the wheel
out of the aperture made.
A large qumber of automoblies had
parked 5 on the highway before the
huge tihgik Could be be moved.
Trfcl is very heavy on the Central
jifetfc’' t fi*4rway, and the bridge yas
markVd by the Highway D'-ph rt'merr
as unfit for any vehicle of such ton
nage. A new bridge is being erected
across this stream a short distance
away and the bridge which gave way
has only been kept in passing repair
for ordinary vehicles.
DICKERSON & SIMS FURNISH
WORLD SERIES NEWS
Messrs. David Dickerson and Char
lie Siins, local dealers in Radios, and
Radio supplies have, without cost, to
the public, furnished the recent world
series baseball games pla y by play
over their machine, which has proven
admirable during the series to date.
Large crowds throng their place,
and interest in the games between
Washington and Pittsburg have arous
ed interest almost to fever heat
among baseball fans here, and the
splendid system of receiving the
games has been largely instrumental
in causing fans to chose favorites,
and pull for them.
There are a number of receiving
stations that have been broadcasting
the games play by play, and during
the afternoon games, Douglas puts on
an appearance, almost as though the
whole town was in the grand stands
at Washington or Pittsburg.
when the young become interested—
the adults are also. I feel that our
church is fortunate in securing Mr.
Dendy, and that all who will come
will hear inspiring messages from the
Gospel, and of a very high order.
We not only welcome, but appre
ciate the attendance of all other de
nominations to these services. Hav
ing a small membership in our church
we need the co-operation of all the
Christian people in town to carry our
meeting to a success. We need your
prayers, we need your presence, and
will appreciate your help in the sing
ing.
We are planning to have a young
people’s service one evening during
the week. We issue an invitation to
the schools of the town to attend. The
date will be announced early in the
week. We ask the heads of the schools
to bring it to the attention of the
student bodies, and would like that all
pastors announce it to their congre
gation, and themselevs enter into the
meeting with us.
V,'. E. SMITH, Pastor.
A..8.&A. RY. OFFERS PLAN TO AID
LAND OWNERS REACH SETTLERS
PROGRESS ADS
SELLS PROPERTY!
The Coffee County Progress,
Douglas, Georgia, October 12, 1925,
Gentlmen:
Y’ou may discontinue copy of our
quarter page which appeared in your
issue of last week, as the property
advertised therein was sold a short
while after the appearance of the pa
per on the streets.
We are attaching copy for new ad,
which we wish run in your next issue.
Thanking you, we are,
Yours very truly,
DIXIE REALTY CO.,
By Lonnie A. Pope.
FORMER COFFEE COUNTY MAN
HEADS BOY SCOUTS
Dr. B. Harvey Minchew, eye, eat,
and nose specialist was elected
chairman of the Boy Scouts commit
tee from the Citizens’ meeting held in
Waycross last Thursday night.
The name of the proposed organi
zation will be Okefenokee Council.
Waycross first, and then the work
will be extended as rapidly as pos
sible to surrounding counties. The
work of the scout council will be di
rected by a joint committee, the mem
bers of which will be appointed by
all the civic clubs in Waycross.
The members of the orginal com
mittee are Dr. B. H. Minchew, Paul
Harley, M. M. Monroe, L. L. Harvard,
and Judge Harry D. Reed.
Dr. Minchew was reared in Coffee
county about four miles north of
West Green. His father, Rev. A. S.
Minchew a widely known preacher
in this section of the state is now a
resident of Kingsland, Georgia.
-e«IA CITIZEN
KILLEDJN FLORIDA
Autmr.obile Accident at Williston, Fla.
Fatal to Ambrose Man —Compan-
ion Is Slightly Injured.
Judson Grimes, of Ambrose, Ga.,
was instantly killed and his com
panion, Terry McGovern, also of Am
brose, was slightly injured near
Anniston late Sunday afternoon when
the automobile in which they were
riding turned turtle. A blow out of
a front tire just before Grimes, who
was driving, attempted to pass an
other automobile was the cause of the
accident), investigators said.
Terry McGovern lived at Broxton
and Judson Grimes was a brother of
Mr. Clark Grimes in the Gully Branch
settlement near Broxton.
THE GILLIS REUNION
SEEN BY A VISITOR
(By H. M. MEEKS)
The annual Gillis Reunion was held
at the home of Cicero Gillis on Wed
nesday the 14th of this month. This
is an annual gathering of the Gillis
family and their friends and is always
largely attended.
There were several good speakers
invited. The following w-ere present:
Prof. J. M. Thrash, Col. J. S. Gib
son, of Douglas, and Judge Harry D.
Reed of Waycross, all of which made
appropriate addresses. Also Earl
Parks of Douglas was present and
rendered helpful services in song es
pecially a solo which he rendered
most efficiently to the delight of the
people present.
The exercises was opened by some
appropriate songs and prayer by
Rev. Walton Tyson. These exercises
closed about 1:30 p. .m when a sump
tous dinner was spread on the table
especially prepared for the occasion,
which was in keeping with this past
record, which is not easy to describe,
but to which remained fragments
to be taken back.
Should the reader want a more
thorough description, Brother Thrash
who lingered long and patiently at
the table making repeated comments
on the same, will be able to furnish
them.
Then fer further information you
may inquire of Earl Parks, who
greatly enjoyed the spread. He too,
lingered long and patiently at the
table endeavoring to sample all., and
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance
The Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlan
tic Railway, through its Agricultural
Department, proposes a clear-cut, de
finite plan to secure new farm set
tlers along its lines in Alabama and
Georgia. We are making the follow
ing offer to all land owners and com
mittees on the road:
We will endeavor to find a desirable
purchaser to take up every farm
which the owner will put in accep
table shape, that is, to meet the con
ditions required by progressive farm
ers from other sections.
These conditions are:
1. Area approximately one hun
dred acres.
2. At least seventy-five per cent
of the land offered shall be cleared of
stumps and fenced.
3. A modern farmhouse and barn
be provided.
4. Located convenient to a good
school.
5. Also pasture ground and a deep
well.
We will have no difficulty in find
ing this fall and winter the right sort
of new settlers to buy a large number
or such farms on reasonable terms.
There are golden opportunities in the
agricultural territory all along our
railway. These opportunities are be
coming better and better known. It
is not so difficult now to find good
farmers who can be persuaded to
move to our section of the country,
but the difficulty is to find farma
which are acceptable to them to move
to.
They are not attracted to cut-over
lands and worn hill-sides as sites for
new homes. Neither will they buy
farms without good comfortable ac
commodations for themselves and
their annrrals-jirthene days and ji-mea,
We are convinced that the time has
come to make a strong effort to bring
in desirable immigration from other
parts of the United States. Our ex
perience and observation lead us to
believe confidently that the homeseek
ers can be secured at this time if at
tractive farms are provided for them,
otherwise it will be a difficult matter
to make much headway in locating
them.
Hence we have decided to make this
standing offer of definite cooperation,
We hope for definite results in every
county traversed by our railway.
Very truly yours,
B. L. BUGG, Receiver.
PROGRAM AT HUFFER CHURCH
SATURDAY EVENING OCT. 24
An entertaining program will be
rendered at Shepherd church, near
Huffer, Saturday evening, October
24th at 8 o’clock.
Special music, readings, recitations
etc., will be the special features of
the program.
Refreshments, varied and plentiful,
will be at the disposal of those who
attend, and the public is invited.
The proceeds of the sale of the
lunches will be used to help pay for a
piano which has already been installed
JOHN YV. WEEKS RESIGNS
POST AS SECRETARY OF WAR
Washington).—The resignation of
John W. Weeks as Secretary of War
has been placed in President Cool
idge’s hands and formal announce
ment to this effect will be made fol
lowing Tuesday’s cabinet meeting,
it was learned here late Monday af
ternoon.
At the same time the President an
nounces the vacancy he also is expec
ted to announce a successor. It is
believed that Dwight F. Davis, now
Acting Secretary, will be given the
appointment.
finally when leaving was heard to
remark that as the young man after
writing several pages to his sweet
heart finally said, “I close for lack of
space”, so did our friend Park.
It was a most enjoyable occasion.
After the dinner hour the Gillis band
gathered and rendered excellent
string band music, to the dlight of
those present. This was the honor
paid to Uncle Cicero on the occasion
of his 76th birthday. May we see
many more.